I have been toying with the idea of doing a finesse Shimano reel for a while. Several times I came very close to biting the bullet on an Aldebaran BFS but just never could commit to it. Finally I started buying parts and this fine little reel came together.
Aldebaran Mg7
KTF Spool
Hedgehog Studios dress up parts
Hedgehog Studios Air BFS bearings
Overall, I am very happy with the build and I see a 6'6" ml Jackall Adrena in my near future to pair with it.
I hope you enjoy!
First Shimano Build
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Dragboatdriver
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Love2Grabbass
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Re: First Shimano Build
Awesome looking reel but I'm obviously biased! Have you thought about pairing it with the new Poison Ultima bfs rod?
Re: First Shimano Build
LOL.Love2Grabbass wrote:Awesome looking reel but I'm obviously biased! Have you thought about pairing it with the new Poison Ultima bfs rod?
Now you're poisoning him.
Perhaps Poison Glorious?
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Bootytrain
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Re: First Shimano Build
Red and gold looks good 
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Love2Grabbass
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Re: First Shimano Build
haoz wrote:LOL.Love2Grabbass wrote:Awesome looking reel but I'm obviously biased! Have you thought about pairing it with the new Poison Ultima bfs rod?
Now you're poisoning him.
Perhaps Poison Glorious?
FYI Dragboat, there is a 6'4" Poison Glorious BFS rod for $380 in the garage sale section on Plats website... Perfect match for your built Alde and the PG will blow your mind!
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triple_illusion
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Re: First Shimano Build
Love2Grabbass wrote:haoz wrote:LOL.Love2Grabbass wrote:Awesome looking reel but I'm obviously biased! Have you thought about pairing it with the new Poison Ultima bfs rod?
Now you're poisoning him.
Perhaps Poison Glorious?
FYI Dragboat, there is a 6'4" Poison Glorious BFS rod for $380 in the garage sale section on Plats website... Perfect match for your built Alde and the PG will blow your mind!
Re: First Shimano Build
I have a similar setup of Aldebaran Avail Honeycomb, but the rod i picked was a cheap Spiral Quad Light.